SAM (SAMe) and Alcoholic Liver Disease.

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Dr. Gary Pack

Alcoholism is a major cause of liver disease and death in the U.S. Among adults, 52% are “regular drinkers”. Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) includes fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis and alcoholic cirrhosis. Epigenetic* mechanisms have been shown to play a role in ALD, and this review focuses on abnormal nutrient availability causing histone modifications which may […]

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Apples Are Anti-Aging.

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Dr. Gary Pack

KEY WORDS: Aging, Anti-aging, Antioxidants, Apple, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Degenerative disease, Lifespan, Oxidative stress, Polyphenols, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Whole fruit, Yeast cells. PMID: 22970337. Summary #882.

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Conditions: Aging, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Degenerative disease, Longevity, Oxidative stress

Supplements: Antioxidants, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Yeast

Foods: Apple, Fruits

Miscellaneous: Polyphenols

Zinc and Immunosenescence.

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Dr. Gary Pack

Chemical and physiologic changes with aging can lead to increased susceptibility to disease. Diets of the elderly are often deficient in nutrients because of cost, loss of teeth and malabsorption. Of the 40 micronutrients that are essential in the diet, zinc can be of great benefit since it increases immunity. Zinc is important in immune […]

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Conditions: Aging, Apoptosis, Cancer, Down's syndrome, Immune depression, Infection, Longevity

Supplements: Cysteine, Zinc

Miscellaneous: Cadmium, Lipid peroxidation, Mercury, Metallothioneins, Nitric oxide (NO), Nutrients, Radiation, Reactive oxygen species

Natural Killer Cells and Echinacea Root Extract.

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Dr. Gary Pack

The authors used Echinacea purpurea (E. purpurea) to treat mice daily from youth to old age to see if it would change survival (longevity) or blood cell counts. Survival depends on high levels of immune cells. Mice were treated with E. purpurea, daily, from 7 weeks to middle-age, with untreated mice used as controls for […]

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Conditions: Aging, Cancer, Longevity

Supplements: Echinacea (Echinacea angustifolia), Echinacea (Echinacea pallida), Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea), Echinacea sp.

Miscellaneous: Alkylamides, Arabinogalactans, Bone marrow, Cyclooxygenase inhibitors, Lipoxygenase inhibitor, Natural killer (NK) cells, Spleen, White blood cells

Legumes and Survival in Older People.

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

The International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have sponsored this study on nutrition of the elderly called “Food Habits in Later Life’ (FHILL.) Food habits of people over 70 were studied among Japanese in Japan, Swedes in Sweden, Anglo-Celtics in Australia, Greeks in Australia, and Greeks in Greece. Nine […]

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Conditions: Elderly, Longevity

Foods: Alcohol, Beans, Cereals, Chickpeas, Dairy, Fish, Fruits, Legumes, Lentils, Meat, Miso, Natto, Nuts, Peas, Roots, Soy, Tofu, Vegetables, White beans

Miscellaneous: Australia, Greece, Japan, Mediterranean diet, Sweden, Union of Nutritional Sciences, World Health Organization

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